1/48 Tamiya Fw-190 D-9 Dora

Gallery Article by Mike Lepek

I used a Teknics cockpit and gunsight but added Reheat seat harness. The wheel wells have also had wiring harnesses and hydraulic lines made from copper wire added. The gun tubes are from hypodermic needles.  I painted the aircraft using Floquil paints RLM75 and 76. I then clear coated it and added a combination of different Areomaster decal sheets.  Afterward I sealed the decals with another coat of semi gloss paint.  I brought the panel lines by using a mixture of brown and black Heavenly Hues.  I also used a darker coat of this along mixture on the side of the fuselage for the exhaust staining effect.  The antenna wires are 3.0 silk suture.